These Powerful Visualizations Show The Scope Of The US Drone War

The use of weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles — often referred to as drones — has risen steadily in the decade after the 9/11 attacks.

We see reports of the latest drone strike that may have killed a wanted terrorist, but the bigger picture is often lost of just how prolific the drone has become in modern warfare.

Using the real-time dataset from Josh Begley's Dronestream, software developer Mantas Jasinevicius put together heat maps of the most heavily targeted areas for drone strikes, charts of the countries that see the most attacks, and a graph of deaths and injuries caused from strikes.